Hello, readers! Welcome back to the next chapter of the story! I hope you're ready for this one as it's full of plot and of course being another long chapter so grab some snacks because this is another lengthy one! Anyways, last chapter, Ash and Serena celebrated another date in Anistar City and the group meets up again with Shauna and Tierno. In this chapter, everyone is running late to the showcase as registration is near closing! Can everyone make it in time in order to compete? Read and find out! The 4 girls, Alexis, Ashley, Jasmine, and Tammy are returning in this chapter so I hope you enjoy them like in the previous chapter. This is based on the 91st episode of the XY series, "A Performance Pop Quiz!" Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or its characters except for Alexis, Ashley, Jasmine and Tammy as they are OCs!
Chapter 35: The Performance Test!
April 17, 2014 (10:30 AM) (Pokemon Showcase Theater) Days until Ash's Birthday: 7 (Yes, a week)
Previously, The group meets with Shauna and Tierno again with the hot news of the upcoming performance happening. Serena wants to make sure practice goes all wll until she has a bright new idea for what to do. The next day arrives and everyone is hurrying themselves to the showcase as the registration's deadline nears. Let's see if they make it in time.
The group arrives over there with Serena and Shauna rushing through to the desk. Ash, Clemont, Bonnie, and Tierno are all panting as they were tired from all the running they did. here's even a bunch of sweat running down their faces too.
"Man, There's no way I'm ever running like that ever again." Ash said.
"Ditto. I really..don't like...running...and I feel like...I'm out of air...now." Clemont said heavily panting.
"Lighten up, brother. Get more exercise!" Bonnie said.
"I wonder if the girls made it time for the showcase." Tierno said with curiosity.
Meanwhile, Jessie is shown running to the desk too as well for her entry with both James and Meowth also panting as well having to follow the magenta haired rocket member.
"God, Meowth. I love Jessie and all, but she's really making it like we're her henchmen." James panting and sweating.
"You're right. But Jessie wants this as much as we do so we got to cheer her on for the best. And besides, this is her first showcase after you two have become rocket lovers. What could go wrong?" Mewoth asked.
"You're right. She's gonna be my Kalos Queen once this is over." James said.
Back to Ash and friends, their breaths are back to normal and are waiting for both Shauna and Serena to appear again. It only took a minute with the two showing up.
"So, how did it go?" Ash asked.
"We made it! We're able to qualify!" Serena said excitedly.
"Nice, sweetie!" Ash said pulling in his girlfriend for a hug.
"Look, sorry if we were in a hurry doing this though. It would be a dead chance for us to compete if we were to sleep longer." Shauna apologized.
"It's okay. At least you two are in it, but I know who's gonna win it today." Ash said aiming his eyes to Serena while resting his arm around her back.
Serena blushes and giggles seeing Ash's nod to her as the answer wasn't even that hard to him to know who's to win. "Thanks, Ashy. You're the one person that I want to come to all of my performances since you're my boyfriend. Especially with the rules we have in our Code of Conduct. Remember, record it like usual. Got it?"
"Yes, mam! I will do my duty as usual to record your showcase like the others! You will not be disappointed!" Ash said.
"That's a good Ashy!" Serena said as she starts to mess up her boyfriend's raven hair.
Ash giggles at this seeing his hair getting a bit more messier than usual by the honey blonde. "Well, I'm the person in this relationship who likes his hair messy unlike you. You want that golden honey hair all to me to gasp upon."
"Because I want to look perfect for you on our dates. Remember the day before where I had my hair fall down on my back? It was for our date and you know that I have to look nice and spiff at things." Serena said.
"I get it, sweetie. I'm sure you're going to be a sunshine beauty on stage!" Ash said pumped.
Serena closes in and kisses Ash's lips with him returning the kiss like usual making him only think for her at the moment while the kiss lastens. Ash wants to last the kiss for so long feeling the flavor of Serena's lips, but he knew he couldn't since about a minute later, he lets go in need for oxygen.
"Go get them, honey. Show them what Serena Yvonne can do." Ash said.
"Right." Serena responded.
After the moment the two shared, a shout was heard by the group as the voice seems familiar to both Ash and Serena. "Ash, Serena!"
Looking over to the sound of the voice, it reveals to be Alexis shouting. Along with her are Ashley and Jasmine as well also feeling a bit tired from running as they came with a warning.
"Oh, it's Alexis, Ashley, and Jasmine! I bet they're here for the performance." Serena said.
"Hey, girls! Nice to see you here, where's Tammy?" Ash asked.
"Hey, Ash and Serena. Glad to see you still in town. We have to talk about Tammy." Alexis said.
"About what?" Serena asked.
"Tammy's gone crazy after seeing you, guys! She really lost it!" Ashley exclaimed.
"What do you mean?" Ash asked confused.
"She's falling in love with you! Don't you get it?! She recently broke up with her boyfriend, Manuel and now she's totes mad love with you!" Jasmine said.
"WHAT?!" Everyone shouted in surprise.
"Are you serious? But Serena's my girlfriend! Shouldn't she know that?" Ash asked.
"She doesn't care about that! All she wants is you! She'll do ANYTHING to get her hands on you!" Ashley said.
"That's exactly what I was talking about to Serena yesterday! I knew it!" Shauna said.
"Oh, sorry, exactly who are you?" Alexis asked pinting at Shauna.
"Sorry! Alexis, Ashley, Jasmine, these are our friends, Shauna, Tierno, Clemont and his sister Bonnie.
"Nice to meet you. If you must know, I'm a performer too. But I'm not one of Serena's students though since she told me about you all wanting to have lectures from her." Shauna introducing herself.
"Ah, you have some interesting skills. Actually, we seen you too as well. You're almost as good as Serena though." Ashley said.
"Thanks! It's wonderful to meet you three!" Shauna giggled.
"Guys! We need to figure out what Tammy's planning!" Clemont said.
"Clemont's right! So when did you last see Tammy?" Ash asked.
"Who the hell knows? We only last saw her during your date night after Jasmine sent her home. We had to avoid her only to find you to make sure you stay way from her!" Alexis said.
"You know...you all want to become performers too, right?" Clemont asked.
"Right, so what?" Jasmine asked.
"Tammy was a part of your group and she wants to become a performer too." Clemont added.
"What are you getting at, brother?" Bonnie curiously asked.
"I'm saying that there's a very good chance that Tammy might be here! She could be anywhere in this building!" Clemont exclaimed.
"Holy Crap! Clemont's right! Okay, you guys keep on a lookout for her! Sweetheart, you and Shauna get ready for the performance. I'll be in the audience waiting for you." Ash said turning to his girlfriend.
"Thanks, Ashy. I love you." Serena said giving a quick peck on her boyfriend's cheek.
"Love you too, now go!" Ash said. "Alright, everyone else, go into the audience and keep a lookout for her, you don't where she could end up, waiting for us."
"Right!" Everyone else said in unison. They then leave with Ash being the only person out of the group left. He was going to follow the others until he receives a beep from his phone. Looking at it, he was sent a text from an unknown number.
"What the hell?" Ash said in confusion.
Looking at the text, Ash reads: "Come into the storage closet nearby. I overheard you guys and I think I know where this 'Tammy' person is at. Come here for details."
"Hmmm...the showcase is about to start and I don't want to miss Serena. It seems a bit suspicious though. Eh, it'll be quick. Just find the storage closet and this person will tell me everything then I'll tell the others once the performance starts." Ash thought as he starts to look around the building.
(11:00 AM)
Serena and Shauna head to backstage getting ready for showcase to start as they dress up in their uniforms in which it looks like graduation outfits.
"Heh, I know we're young and all, but this looks like if we're graduating high school." Serena said.
"You're right. Maybe next, they can dress you up like a cheerleader?" Shauna asked with a bit of laughter.
"That might be the next thing I want to dress up as! Maybe you can dress up as a basketball player?" Serena asked.
"I wouldn't be fit for playing basketball. Let's just keep things as a performer." Shauna laughed.
After the funny talk between the two, a familiar lady walks by and calls to Serena.
"Serena!" The voice calls out. Looking over, the person reveals to be Nini! "How have you been doing?"
"Nini! It's you! Haven't seen you in a couple months!" Serena said hugging her past friend.
"Yep, haven't seen you in a while either!" Nini laughed. The two friends let go of their hug with Shauna asking about Nini since they never met before.
"Oh, yes. Shauna, this is Nini. A friend that me and the group met while I was doing a bit of practice for my first showcase." Serena said introducing. She then looks over to Nini and introduces her to Shauna. "This is Shauna, Nini. She's been my friend since I turned 10."
"OMG, it's nice to meet you! I've seen your performances before! Like Serena, you're a bright shining star!" Nini said in amazement.
Shauna giggles from the compliment that Nini gives her. "Thanks!"
"So, how's things been going for you, Serena?" Nini asked.
"Oh, it has been the best! Ever since the last we met each other, my journey has become way more exciting. In case you didn't know, I have a boyfriend now!" Serena responded.
"Let me guess, is it Ash?" Nini guessed.
"How did you know that?" Serena asked in surprise. It shocks her for a bit, but there's an answer that she was expecting.
"It was obvious to me. I've seen that you were good friends with them. I'm proud of you, though!" Nini said.
"Hey, we have a favor to ask." Serena said.
"What is it?" Nini asked.
"A couple of days ago, me and Ash were on a date and we ate at a restaurant. Over there, we met these 4 girls and one of them is falling crazily in love with Ash." Serena explaining the situation she's in with her boyfriend.
"Really? What's her name?" Nini asked.
"Tammy. She has auburn hair and brown eyes. Make sure you find her in the audience because she's probably around in the building and she might be kidnapping Ash for herself!" Serena said.
"Woah! I can't believe it! A girl falling in love with Ash but does she care for you two being a couple?" Nini asked.
"No! That's why we need to look out for her in case she makes a move on Ash! So will you help out?" Serena asked.
Nini raises a smile up and thus she gets into Serena's help. "Sure can do! I know that I just heard about your relationship but this girl is psycho falling in love with Ash."
"Serena. What are you gonna do once you find Tammy doing a move on Ash?" Shauna asked.
Hearing that question has Serena turn on her anger. She clenches her hands into a fist and answers "If I ever see her kissing Ash the way she wants to do it, I'm gonna punch her and make her think that she made the biggest mistake in her life. Ash is mine and mine only! No other girl can steal my boyfriend!"
"Wow, that's a bit dark." Nini said.
"Ash knows that I'm a sweet girlfriend but he knows of my feisty nature as well. Especially if I do want to become Kalos Queen as well. I just hope he's out there looking out for himself from that she-devil." Serena said.
"Don't worry, Serena. All of us are on the lookout, we're backstage performing and the others are in the audience scoping out. I'm sure Ash is there who's gonna record your performance." Shauna said reassuring her friend along with some pats to her shoulder.
Serena looks back to the tanned brunette and she assumes she's right. "You're right. Ash is my boyfriend and he's been doing such a good commitment in our relationship. I've been dating him for more than 2 months now and he's my most trustable friend. We've been together since we're kids and I love him since then. Thanks, girls."
"That being said, I hope no hard feelings are being pushed down today. Because even though I don't have a Princess Key in my possession, I'm sure to win one!" Nini said.
Both Serena and Shauna giggle at Nini's confidence. So far, Serena has a good streak of wins of her performance and it was because of her and Ash's confidence together as the Amour Couple. She and Ash made it together so far and she hopes she can win this too.
With Clemont and Bonnie...
Clemont and Bonnie took their seats along with Ashley, Alexis, and Tammy sitting next to them but they're all questioning about Ash. "Brother, where's Ash? Shouldn't he be here?"
"I'm not sure where he is, Bonnie." The yellow haired inventor answered.
"He shouldn't be late to this. It's his girlfriend's performance. There's no way we wouldn't miss Serena unless..." Ashley said before everyone went to one conclusion as to what happened.
"TAMMY!"
"That's it! I'm texting Ash!" Clemont said bringing out his phone.
While texting, the room dims a bit as the show begins with Monsieur Pierre walking out introducing himself to the audience. "Welcome, welcome! Everyone! Another performance is here and we can't wait to ze what our lovely performers show us their talents today! Anyways, the first round here is a round of knowledge. This is a...Pokemon Quiz! It's true that performers here must show beauty and style but their intelligence must also be tested! Here's how it works: the Performers' Pokemon must race each other in order for their owners to answer any question that we ask! Whoever answers 3 questions correctly first will move on, so get ready, performers! Ze quiz is about to begin!"
Everyone applauds as the show/quiz is about to start with Clemont and the rest still feeling a bit concerned about Ash. "That sounds very interesting. I wish Ash was here though."
"Brother, where is he?" Bonnie asked with some concern.
"Serena's about to come out and compete! Ash should have been here now!" Jasmine said.
"I swear if Tammy is involved with Ash's disappearance, she is definitely off of our group!" Alexis said.
"Clemont, has Ash responded back to you yet?" Ashley asked.
"Ash should have answered already! Come on, Ash...pick up!" Clemont quietly shouted.
With Ash...
Ash still walks towards in the direction that the mysterious person told him to the storage closet so that he can have the information where Tammy is at. Looking at his phone, he gets a bit concerned that he's late for his girlfriend's showcase.
"I hope this is quick. The showcase is starting and I don't want to miss Serena. I love her too much to just miss her and we made a rule in our relationship to record each other's important stuff." Ash said.
Within a minute later, Ash finds the storage closet nearby but nothing suspicious gets to his mind seeing that thee's nobody around as everybody are watching the showcase.
"Here it is. I hope this is good information. For all I could know, Tammy's spying on me right now." Ash said as he opens up and walks into the storage closet only to find there's nobody in there.
"Hello? Anybody here?" Ash called out. "Hmmmm...something's going on here." While staring at the wall ahead of him, he hears a door slam. "Huh?"
Then a dark snicker was heard as well. Ash turns around to see a person having a evil half-eyed look in its face. "Hello Ashy..."
"Serena? Is it you? Shouldn't you be backstage?" Ash asked.
"Ho ho...I'm not Serena, you silly Ashy." The person responded.
"Then who is it? Please tell me! I'm late to watch my girlfriend!" Ash shouted.
"Your girlfriend? Why...is it me, perhaps?" The person said steeping out of the darkness to reveal itself which turns out to be...Tammy.
"TAMMY?! Oh crap..." Ash said with a gulp.
"Why, yes. It is me...I've been waiting for you after you got my text." Tammy said.
"You're the one who sent that mysterious text to me?" Ash asked.
"Yep! All a plan to get my hands on you...my cute baby Ashy..." Tammy said as she moves herself closer to Ash and slides a finger down his chest. Ash is feeling terrified. Already missing Serena's performance and a girl tricks him right into her. Feeling the finger on his chest, Ash pushes himself away from the auburn haired psycho.
"Tammy! Listen to me! You're not my girlfriend! Serena is! I love her with all my heart and I would never betray her like that with you! Can you please let me go so I can see her?" Ash asked.
"Oh, I'm sorry, did you not hear me? I'm your girlfriend. That Serena is just nothing to you. You belong to me now and you're not leaving this room one way or another. Now let's pucker up, babe." Tammy said as she makes kissing noises while moving herself to Ash's lips.
"No...no...SERENA!" Ash said screaming for his girlfriend.
Back to the Showcase...
ARRGHHH! Ash is not responding!" Clemont said in anger while holding his phone.
"You know what? I'm gonna look for him! If this is being involved with Tammy, she's gonna have to deal with me!" Ashley said leaving her seat and the auditorium.
"I hope Ash is okay..." Bonnie said concerned.
"Bonnie, he probably is. Ash is your friend, right? At least depend on him for whatever trouble he's in. Serena depends on him as always since she's his girlfriend." Jasmine said reassuring the lemon haired sibling.
Bonnie thought about for a bit. She is friends with Ash since they met and he looks up to him as a role model. Plus she always likes whatever moments he and Serena shares as well. "I guess you're right. Ash does never give up until the end so I'm sure he'll be here for Serena."
"Hey, guys. Show's starting." Alexis said as she points to the stage.
Coming from backstage are the first few contestants: Serena, Nini, and Lily. From Serena's point of view, she does not see her boyfriend anywhere in the audience. Not even close to Clemont and the others. She also notices Ashley not taking her seat.
"Huh. Ashy and Ashley are not here...where are they? I hope Ashy doesn't miss this. He knows this is my important thing here in this city." Serena thought.
"Alright, everybody ready? And...ready...zet...go!" Monsieur Pierre shouted as the competition begins for the 3 performers.
Pancham, Nini's Farfetch'd, and Lily's Solrock begins to zoom through making their way to a ball which is tightly surrounded inside of a rock. While the Pokemon are doing so racing to the ball, Monsieur Pierre speaks up as the first question appears on the screen. "Here's ze first question of ze quiz! What is Eevee's Fairy-type evolution? Remember, whoever's Pokemon races back first with ze ball must answer ze question! Good luck!"
It wasn't until that all three Pokemon makes it to the rocks and they try to destroy them finding the ball inside. It was a short amount of time but Pancham is able to grab and take the ball first before anyone else. Unfortunately, as Pancham tries to go back to Serena, he starts to get clumsy trying to hold the rock. As a result, Nini's Farfetch'd gets an advantage to go past the finish line where Nini is given to answer the question.
"Ah, one of our performers, Nini, has reached back first to the line with her Pokemon! Now, she must answer the question: What is Eevee's Fairy-type eevolution?" Monsieur Pierre announced.
Giving it a small bit of time, Nini answers the question hoping for it to be correct. "Does Eevee evolve into...Espeon?"
After she gives her answer, a buzzer sound was heard indicating to be an incorrect answer. "Wrong! That is Eevee's Psychic-type eevolution!" Monsieur Pierre said.
"Darn!" Nini said in anger. Pancham heads to the line second after Farfetch'd which gives Serena her chance to answer the question.
"And now, the lovely Serena has her Pokemon cross the line and she's given to answer ze question! Miss Serena, you know ze question! Do you know ze answer?" Monsieur Pierre asked.
Serena raises her hand and answers this time with the correct answer. "Of course I do, it's Sylveon!"
"That is right! Good job!" Monsieur Pierre said.
Everyone applauds at Serena for getting the correct answer and that includes Clemont, Bonnie, Alexis, and Jasmine in the audience. While Serena is hearing much applause, she also listens to her mind as well at the moment. "Where is Ashy?! I can't believe he's gonna miss this! I don't even see Ashley up there either! Something's going on...
Some time later, Serena continues to answer some more questions to which she got some correct making her to be in the lead for the competition. Meanwhile, Nini was able to get one question right and Shauna starts to be behind.
"And that justifies it! Looks like Serena will be moving onwards to ze freestyle performance! Let's give a round of applause for her!" Monsieur Pierre shouted.
Everyone once again claps for Serena and even Shauna and Nini were proud of her as well. Both of them know she's been stepping up her game as of late. Nini heads over to Serena and chats with her.
"Hey, Serena. Great Job out there! You're so great. I hope you can win this one for us! Maybe even for your boyfriend..." Nini intentionally teased.
Serena starts to instantly blush on her face with the mention of her boyfriend. This still gets her mind rolling and wondering about the appearance of Ash. "Ash...wherever you are. Please be okay...I love you. Please be here for my freestyle performance."
"Hey, speaking of which, I don't think I see him anywhere. Not even in the audience...Are you sure he came with you, Serena?" Nini asked.
"Of course he did! We've been traveling together for a few months and had a few dates as well! I'm not sure where's he at! He's supposed to be watching his girlfriend earn herself another key!" Serena shouted.
"Well, you're gonna have to keep going for the showcase. I know you're worried about him, but you still got your performance coming up. I hope you aren't focused on his disappearance..." Nini said.
Serena gives a sigh and goes back to her mind again. "Nini's right. If I'm gonna be Kalos Queen, I have to earn myself with another key. And Ash's confidence is what I need to help myself out." The honey blonde then looks down at her love bracelet and doesn't even see a faint of red on it. "PLEASE be careful, Ashy. I want you with me safe the next time I see you...not with that psycho Tammy. I'n...the Pallet Boy's girlfriend. Tammy...if you find my boyfriend...you have no idea what's coming to you..."
Meanwhile, Shauna was able to participate in the next round thanks to her Ivysaur grabbing a number of berries which gives her the chance to answer the last question to which she answers correctly and move on. In other news, or Pokemon in this case, Meowth goes through an embarrassment of himself in order to help Jessaline to move to the performance round.
What the Talking Cat Pokemon did is that he is trying to balance a rock surface to acquire some sort of scroll for Jessaline. Starting to try to snatch it, a rival's Sneasel starts to fight against him. While struggling against the Sneasel, Meowth starts to think that he's gonna face for Jessaline's anger if he does not do so of his mission to help her. After that thought, the Cat Pokemon starts to fight back to Sneasel and was able to get the scroll down for Jessaline. In the end, Jessaline was given to answer her question which she answers correctly, granting her to access to the next round, thanks to Meowth's help.
"Jessaline, baby, way to go! You're the best!" James said in the audience as he cheers for her and starts to blow a kiss at her. Jessaline grabs the kiss with her hands and starts to blush a bit for James' romantic actions.
"Wow...James is really good with this boyfriend stuff. Never knew he could be such a Casanova at this kind of stuff with Jessaline." Meowth commented.
Meanwhile...
With Ashley on the hunt for Ash herself, she looks outside of the auditorium and in the hallway in search for the Pallet Trainer. Looking around, she tries to find if there's any clues around or any sign of Tammy anywhere that she could look out for.
"Hmmm...I'm not sure where Ash is at. This might be where his last location at as I just saw him. Hearing her phone buzz for a bit, she takes it out from her pocket and notices it was from her boyfriend.
"Kris...he might help once I find Tammy..." Ashley said to herself. She reads the text as it says: "Hey, babe! I was wondering if you like to hang out after you're done hanging out with the other girls. While I ask, how's it going?"
After reading the text as she walks forward, the red haired girl hears something close to her. She stops for a moment and listens to what is near of her. Getting closer, she finds a door where it sounds like from behind there is a bit of screaming where the word help is heard. There is also some moaning as well that sounds well-feminine. Giving herself a more curious look, Ashley heads for the door and she listens carefully as she puts her ear besides it.
"ANYONE HELP ME! I'M TRAPPED!"
"Don't bother for any help, baby. I'm here and we can spend the time for all we want in here and that includes our make-out time so pucker up, those blissful lips of yours are mine!"
After hearing the two people's voice, it comes to Ashley's conclusion that it might be what she fears in her mind. "Wait...no! That's Ash calling for help and that girl voice is Tammy! Ash is in there trapped by Tammy! Wait till Serena hears about this! But Tammy can't know that I'm next to the door...Hmmm..."
It took a bit of a moment for Ashley to think, but her mind comes up with something to help out on. Looking back to her phone, Ashley starts to text to Kris about what's going on. She starts to explain from when she met Ash and friends to the point where she's at right now finding out about Ash and Tammy.
A minute after texting her boyfriend, Ashley hears another buzz from her phone and she looks, Kris responds back after he reads all of Ashley's text. Kris' text reads: "Oh my! Is there anything I could do to help? Do you want me to come by over here for assistance?"
Quickly responding, Ashley sends out another text to Kris which it reads: "Yes, please do so! Call Officer Jenny too! She might come by and take arrest to Ashley! Please get here as soon as you can! Love you, sweetums! 3 XOXO!"
As soon she's done texting with Kris, more screaming from Ash can be heard calling out Serena's name while Tammy starts to calm him down. "No no, don't speak of that snitch's name. I'm yours now, you're only allowed to call my name and mine's alone. Please! You and I are meant to be! We can travel the world alone together if I have to put some force onto you. It's just that simple, Ashy. Say that you're mine and mine alone...no Serena. Forget about her...she doesn't love you..."
As she starts to pucker her lips to Ash's again, Ash starts to grin and take anger in himself as he pushes strongly Tammy away from him as she hits a wall. "OW! Why did you do that to me, your girlfriend?!" Tammy scolded.
"YOU'RE NOT MY GIRLFRIEND! I've already said this enough times already! Serena has always been my girlfriend, and we never broke up! My love bracelet says so and it doesn't lie! You do! You're such a big liar that you don't deserve anyone at all, not even me! Now, I need to get out because I'm missing Serena's performance and I'm not even there to record it for her!" Ash shouted.
Getting up, Tammy starts to see as Ash tries to put his foot down and makes a run for it out of the room where he kicks he door with his foot. A small dent was made in the hinges so Ash tries it again to get out. Tammy herself was able to get up again and tries to stop Ash by blocking the doorway. The raven haired man himself didn't stop to see Tammy in front of him and proceeds to hit the redhead at the stomach along with the door as well with enough strength that the hinges break and the door falls down along with Tammy flinging out a few feet away from Ash and hits the ground landing right in front of Ashley.
Giving himself a number of pants, Ash notices to see Ashley near him sitting down at a bench. "Ashley...?"
"Ash! OMG, you're alright!" Ashley said as she gives a hug to him.
"Wait, did you find me? You happened to hear everything I said to Tammy?" Ash asked.
"I did. I didn't come by to think you're a dirty cheater at all. You really mean that to Serena?" Ashley asked.
"As you heard, yes I do. She's everything to me and she's my childhood friend. I love her so much that I feel like I don't want to let go of her. It just feels disgusting enough that Tammy's lips touched mine and it wasn't Serena's sweet fruity lips that I admire so much." Ash said.
"She actually kissed you, huh? Wait till Serena comes by and gives her something she deserves." Ashley said.
Hitting his mind with realization, Ash gasps at the mention of his girlfriend. "AH! Serena! I have to get in there and see her performance!" With that, Ash bolts out of the hallway and scurries himself to the auditorium.
Ashley laughs seeing the raven haired teen makes his way to see his girlfriend again only then to hear a groan coming from Tammy as she is knocked out for a bit. Holding her up, she lays her down as she waits for her boyfriend and Officer Jenny. "Just wait until the fuzz comes by and you won't be going anywhere near handsome trainers like Ash. Serena's lucky to have a boy with her." Ashley goes to her phone and texts to Serena about the situation.
Back with Serena...
Serena is in backstage along with the other performers getting ready for their freestyle performance. Shauna heads to Serena and talks to her before their performance starts as a bit of preparation. With a small look on her face, Shauna can see of her friend looking concerned. "Serena? Are you okay?"
"Maybe...I don't know! Ash is somewhere around here and he's missing! I bet Tammy has her hands on him!" Serena responded.
"Oh, Serena...He probably might be okay. It's Ash. He told you about those fierce battles he went through, right. He's a strong man and you know that he loves you so much. You're his girlfriend. There's no way he would be cheating on you with that girl. There is something truthful of him though too, do you know what he loves most?" Shauna asked.
"Um...Pokemon?" Serena responded.
"No, you. He loves you the most. He loves Pokemon almost just like how he loves you a lot, because you're the first girl that he dates. You know that bracelet you're wearing right now? You and he mentioned it was a love bracelet and it glows for when you and Ash's love grow strong together. It's also a present he gave you as well. It's clear that Ash is dedicated to you, Serena. You should be lucky you have a giver like him. He's the best boyfriend you can ever have and there's no telling nonetheless." Shauna stated.
Serena gets a few tears running down her face feeling so happy about Ash. Sniffling, the honey blonde continues to talk to the tanned brunette. "You're right...Ever since I met him, Ash was a very special person to me and he's always been my crush. Years later, I see him again and we both try to confess of our feelings to each other and now...we finally got we wanted...us dating. I want to continue to be the best girlfriend he has, even if I'm the only one he's dating. And you know, I trust him...I believe anything he says. If he says about anything that Tammy did him, there might be something she deserves coming from me..."
"Oooh, might I hear a bit of Sassy Serena coming in?" Shauna asked curiously.
"Huh, what?" Serena asked in confusion.
"Sassy Serena. It's what me and your mom came up with as a nickname for you when we were younger hanging out at your house. It's just that we never mentioned this to you." Shauna explained.
"And let me guess...it's whenever I have some sort of snappy attitude of my own that you two came up with that nickname just because it's part of my own personality?" Serena asked.
"That seems about right. I mean, have you been off of a attitude like that during your journey?" Shauna asked.
Serena has a few moments put up in mind for explanation for Shauna. "Well, there was one time back at home when my mom was watching the news and I was grabbing a bottle of water. She told me that there was something unbelievable happening at Lumiose, but I told her that something unbelievable happened to my face."
"Woah. What happened?" Shauna asked curiously.
"I fell down from a Rhyhorn hard when I was practicing back to when my mother wanted me to do Rhyhorn racing like she did. I mean, now several months has passed and that injury is recovered." Serena explained.
"Wow, sounds interesting. Was there another moment?" Shauna asked.
"Oh, yeah. There's another one in mind. You see, Ash and I were looking for this Eevee who is now mine, it was sunset and I wanted to go rest but Ash still wanted to persuade me to look for Eevee, so I insisted but my attitude was snappy at him. He was feeling a bit scared of my expression to him but as soon as we found Eevee, I calmed down a bit and I apologized to Ash. I made it up to him with the both of us eating breakfast in his tent. I guess it might have been the first I pulled out my snappy attitude at my boyfriend." Serena explained.
"Wow, your mom and your boyfriend, huh? Who's next, me? Come on, Sassy Serena. Don't leave me hanging, girl!" Shauna chuckled.
Serena laughs along with her friend as well giving her a response once she let her giggles escape from her mouth. "Okay, I'll admit. That's a good nickname. But I'm not sure if I could consider to be sassy as always. I'm just a sweet, beautiful, loving girl who has a boyfriend who's romantic, funny, and knowledgeable about Pokemon."
"Like I said, Ash sure is a keeper." Shauna then gets a reminder that their upcoming performance is happening in a few minutes so their conversation must end early. "Wow! We have to start soon! Just remember, I'm not going easy on you, Serena. That princess key is going to be mine!"
"Oh, yeah? Well, I'm not holding back either! The stage is going to filled with three things: Sparks, Flames, and Applause! So you might as well take that dress back where it belongs...to me! It's filled with my own beauty!" Serena said.
"There's that Sassy Serena attitude again! You're pretty challenging girl, Serena. Good luck out there!" Shauna said as she leaves and goes in first with her performance.
Ash starts to run back into the auditorium as he quickly finds Clemont, Bonnie, Alexis, and Jasmine sitting down. Bonnie is the first to notice the raven haired trainer as she calls out his name. The other three turn their heads around to see Ash himself right in front of him.
"Ash! There you are! Where have you been?" Clemont asked.
"Tammy Prison." Ash responded.
"What?" Jasmine confusingly asked.
"I was trapped by Tammy!" Ash raised his voice by a bit.
"What do you mean?" Alexis curiously questioned.
"After you guys have left, a mysterious person texted me saying that it knows the location of where Tammy was at. I followed its directions and it leads me to a closet where Tammy herself has been hiding and not only that, she's the one who sent those text messages." Ash explained.
"And she trapped you in there?" Jasmine asked guessing what happened next.
"Yep." Ash answered.
"But how were you able to get out?" Bonnie asked.
"I was able to kick the door down twice and I actually kicked Tammy right in her stomach as she was blocking my way. I didn't know I had that much strength on myself. I don't regret having to kick that psycho right in the tummy, she deserves that after she kissed me numerous of times." Ash said.
"WHAT?!" The four shouted in surprise hearing what Ash mentioned.
"Are you serious? Don't tell me if you enjoyed it, because Serena will kill you if you returned those back." Jasmine said.
"Don't worry...I felt disgusted when she touched my lips. It didn't feel the same when Serena kisses me, but you guys believe me, right? I'm no dirty cheater and I wouldn't betray Serena at all. She's my girlfriend and I love her more than anything in the world. Nothing is there in the world would I do to hurt her." Ash said.
"Of course we do. Ash, you're our friend. Anything you say is trusting to us...also Tammy is really looking out for you." Clemont responded.
"Thanks, guys! But...what's Serena gonna say? I would like to tell her about this...but I'm not sure how she would react to this." Ash said with a bit of concern.
"Hmm...It depends on what she could do...tell her and we'll see. I mean, Serena's special to you and she would do anything for you. She's always been crushing on you since you were kids." Clemont said.
"You're right. She would believe me and she loves me too. Although I do have one idea of what might happen..." Ash said.
"Which is?" Alexis asked.
"She might punch her...yeah, I have a fierce girlfriend, I know. But it doesn't matter, whatever Tammy is getting from either me or Serena, it's what she deserves!" Ash said raising up his fist.
Looking around for a bit, Alexis and Jasmine doesn't notice the other two girls as well. "Where's Ashley and Tammy, by the way?" Jasmine asked.
Ash didn't think about what happened with those two since he was starting to be late to his girlfriend's performance, but he did have one guess. "I think they're probably in the hallway the last time I seen them. I really did knocked out psycho kisser, didn't I?"
"It's probably best if we can call Officer Jenny once the performances are over so that they can take Tammy away." Clemont suggested.
"Good idea. I never want to see that loony girl ever again, all I want is to see Serena! She hasn't gone on yet, hasn't she?" Ash asked.
"No...but the first performer is up. You can take Ashley's seat while she occupies Tammy." Alexis offered as she pats down the empty seat next to her.
"Cool! Thanks! I may have been late for the first round, but at least I didn't miss Serena's performance, so I still got a chance to record her performance." Ash said as he takes out his phone.
"Wait, what is this?" Jasmine asked in question of Ash's phone.
"Oh, this is something that me and Serena do now as a couple. You see, it's important to us that we record our gym battles and performances since like I mentioned, it's important. Serena records my gym battles and I record her performances." Ash explained.
"Oh, that's wonderful. You both can look back to your things to see how great you are." Alexis said in a adorable tone.
Looking down to the stand, it appears to be that Serena is not first, but rather Shauna. Seeing this, Ash puts away his phone for a bit until he sees his honey blonde girlfriend.
Down at the stage, Shauna begins her performance bringing out her two main Pokemon: Flabebe and Ivyasur. "Flabebe, start out with Fairy Wind! Ivysaur, use Vine Whip on me!"
Flabebe sends out the Fairy Wind making it a breeze around the stage with the high speed winds. Ivysaur grabs Shauna with its vines and she was carried in the air which amazes the audience. Even Serena herself gasps in beauty of her best friend flying thanks to her Pokemon.
After Shauna was done with her performance, next up was Jessaline and she starts out with her main Pokemon which is Gourgeist. "Now, Gourgeist, take the stage by casting shadows with light!" Gourgeist just did what its performer commanded which marks the first phase of her performance. While Gourgeist is casting a shadow on stage, Jessaline herself dances alongside with the music playing. In the audience, James couldn't help but blush at the sight of Jessaline dancing at the stage.
Sometime after Jessaline finishes dancing, she goes into the next phase of her performance where she orders her Gourgeist of its next attack. "Gourgeist, use Seed Bomb!"
Opening its mouth, Gourgeist spits out a bunch of green seeds that are both growing and glowing that once out into the air, explodes into fireworks which impresses the audience of the performance presentation...except for one. Hearing the loud noise, Serena's Eevee gets startled by this and gets away from everyone heading out of the auditorium not being noticed by anybody while running under people's seats. Gowever, Bunnelby notices the Pokemon and goes after her but not before he talks to the group about the Pokemon.
Clemont looks down to his Bunnelby and listens to what its saying and points to Eevee's direction. "Oh no...Serena's Eevee...must have gotten startled."
Ash overhears Clemont and asks of what he said where he responds of Eevee's runaway. "What?! We have to find her! I don't know how Serena's gonna react!"
The 7 people walk out of the auditorium to find the Eevee. Eevee, on the other hand, is scurrying around the building where it was hiding itself. Ash and friends keep tracking down where Eevee is at until he stops to a staff attendant. "Hey, have you seen an Eevee around here? It's my girlfriend's!"
"I'm sorry, I haven't." The attendant responded. Just as she finished talking, Serena comes out from the backstage door and she notices the group...including Ash. Yes, her boyfriend after making a disappearance for a bit of time. Her eyes widen just as she sees him and she calls him out. "Ash?! Wait, is...you're here!"
"Serena! Man, I really wanted to see you!" Ash said happily. Serena runs to him and hugs him tightly while her eyes are filled with tears seeing her boyfriend again.
"I'm so glad you're okay! What happened?" Serena asked.
"Oh...um...Long story short, I got kidnapped." Ash answered.
Serena gets into a more serious tone where she asks her next question to him. "Was it Tammy? What did she do? Did she torture you, my poor Ashy?"
"Serena, I'm okay. Except I need to feel your lips again because she kissed me." Ash said.
That was when Serena gets into a shocked face of her own when she heard that her boyfriend got kissed by Tammy. Silently, she goes straight to her mind and talks to herself. "Tammy...OOH! Do I have a surprise for you once I see you again. Nobody kisses my boyfriend!"
Ash gets confused by the look of his girlfriend's face. "Serena? Are you okay? Honey, I'm sorry. I would never cheat on you, I love you and that is that. Tammy pressed her lips against me!"
Serena starts to go back to normal and listens to her boyfriend again. "Did you hear me? I love you and I don't cheat on you. Do you believe me?" The honey blonde smiles and kisses her boyfriend to which he closes his eyes and takes in of his girlfriend's kissing.
After letting go, Ash asks again, "So...you believe me?"
"Of course I do! You're my boyfriend and I love you too, Ash. You're the most trustful friend I have and I'm glad you're my boyfriend who speaks the truth. You're the same child who helped me with my leg when we were young and you're still that same person now. I love you as always, Ashy." Serena said as she cups on Ash's cheek.
Ash blushes in response and giggles a bit after hearing his girlfriend. "I'm glad to hear that. I love you too, Sere-Sere. All I want is you and that you're the best girlfriend I can ask for. It feels good to touch your lips again." Ash closes in on another hug to his girlfriend.
Hugging for only 20 seconds, Serena lets go and quickly kisses Ash's forehead before she goes and asks everybody of their appearance. "I'll deal with Tammy later, but right now, what are you doing here? I'm performing soon, shouldn't you be ready to record me, Ashy?"
"Serena...I'm sorry again! Eevee went missing and we don't know where she went! I hate to lose my own girlfriend's Pokemon and for the fact that she thinks I'm cheating on her on the same day." Ash said in a apologetic tone.
"Ashy, don't worry. You're forgiven. I am worried about my Eevee, though. Where did she go?" Serena asked.
"I'm not sure...We're tracking it down, but it could be anywhere!" Ash exclaimed.
"Oh crap..." Serena said with concern. "Miss, can you please let me out of here? I need to look for my Eevee."
"But, your performance is happening soon. If you don't show up, we're gonna drop you and you'll be disqualified." The attendant responded.
Serena knew that she doesn't want to be disqualified despite of how she's doing so far and she's close to winning another Princess Key. Not only that, it would be the first time that she and Ash's pact in their relationship is broken. Her mind comes to one choice and so did the others.
"Serena, honey, you have to go on stage. I still haven't recorded for you and I know how much this means to you. Can you do this for your boyfriend?" Ash said with pleasing eyes. He kind of learned it from Serena herself when she did it to him before.
"I see what you're doing here, sweetie. That pouty face thing I do to you, you think it's going to work on a strong, fierce girlfriend like me. Look, I'm going and I'm your girlfriend. I want to help y'all for finding Eevee. It's my Eevee and I want to be able to find it and I'm just worried where it's at! Poor little thing." Serena said.
Unknowing to everyone, Eevee was listening to the conversation and was about to leave but stays in its place for a little bit until someone passes by and picks up the furry normal-type into care.
Back to the group, the attendant speaks up to Serena about her situation. "Look, let me see and try if you can be last up, but I'll try my best for you, okay?"
"Yes, thank you! I'm sorry about this, but I need to look for my Pokemon." Serena said agreeing as she walks out of her restricted area.
"Come on, Sere-Sere! We have to find her!" Ash said.
"Coming!" Serena exclaimed.
Everyone on the group runs down to main foyer of the building which is near where Ashley is at. She wasn't aware of everyone's presence until she hears countless number of shouts of the missing Pokemon around.
"My performance is soon, and Eevee is nowhere to be found...I'm not getting the princess key today after all." Serena said as she drops her head down in sadness after not finding her newest Pokemon. Just then a sound is heard to Serena coming from a familiar Pokemon. The honey blonde raises her head up to see her Eevee in the care of someone else.
"Eevee! You're back!" Serena said happily as she grabs Eevee and hugs the Pokemon again. "Oh my gosh, thank you! Wait, who are you?"
The person in appearance is a boy who has black which is a shorter version of Ash's hair and less spiky. He also has a appearance of a less tanned skin than Ash as well. On his face, he appears to have glasses and wears a green backpack as well. He sports a white shirt with a Pokeball on it while wearing a red vest over the shirt. Finally, he dons regular blue jeans with black sneakers.
"Somebody was missing this Pokemon? Glad to have you back to your trainer now, huh?" The mysterious person asked. "My name's Kris. I'm a Pokemon Trainer and I was sent here by my girlfriend."
"Wait, your girlfriend? Who's she?" Ash asked.
"Kris!" A familiar womanly voice called out. Th voice reveals to come from Ashley herself. She hugs and gives him a peck on the cheek. "I'm so glad you're here!"
"What?! Ashley?!" Everyone shouted in unison.
"Oh, guys, you're here. Wait, Serena, shouldn't you be on stage?" Ashley asked.
"Eevee got lost and we were trying to find her. I guess your boyfriend has found my Pokemon. Thanks." Serena explained.
"Hey! No problem! It's a Pokemon Trainer's job to help out different Pokemon." Kris said with a wink.
"I love my boyfriend! Isn't he one of the best trainers out there?" Ashley said cooing.
"Yeah, he sure is. I'm sure he's great as me." Ash said as he moves forward to Kris.
"Ah, you must be Ash Ketchum, huh? I've seen your battles before. You made top 4 in the Sinnoh League. You really have a grudge on this Paul guy, don't you?" Kris said chuckling.
"I sure do. Sometimes the way he treats and battes with his Pokemon just angers me. He even abandoned a Chimchar where I was left to take care of it. It grew into a Infernape and it was one of my strongest Pokemon. It wasn't enough to help me to win the tournament and so I moved on to other regions. Especially to here where I want to win the Kalos League and become a Pokemon Master!" Ash explained.
"You'r entering the Kalos League? You know, I'll be watching, but I've become a powerful Pokemon Trainer myself and maybe I like to show my battling skills to you so that I can learn better. Do you think we can battle soon?" Kris asked.
"Of course, we can! I would love to battle with you! Oh, by the way, these are my friends: my girlfriend, Serena, and also Clemont, Bonnie, and Tierno." Ash introduced.
"It's nice to meet you all, but I'm here because Ashley called me of a situation and told me to bring in Officer Jenny for Tammy." Kris explains his prescene.
"Wait, Officer Jenny is here?" Clemont asked. Just then, a siren is heard and Officer Jenny walks into the building along with a couple of other officers with her.
"Stand back, everyone! Where's this Tammy person?" Officer Jenny asked.
Ashley walks over and brings Tammy over to the entire group which the psycho girl is now recovered a bit from her injury and struggles to get off of Ashley's clutches. "This is her, officer! This girl kidnapped a person into her own hands and kissed this boy when he's in a relationship with his girlfriend."
"YOU! How dare you! You think I forget about my own boyfriend kicking me in the guts?! What kind of person are you?!" Tammy shouted at Ash.
"How many times do I have to-?" Ash shouted before Serena steps in front of him.
"Ash, let me handle this." Serena walks up in front of Tammy and speaks up to her. "Tammy, I have words for you. From the start, I saw you have a bit of a my crush on my boyfriend. But after what happened today, you can't be friends with me no more. You don't deserve to be a performer at all too! One last thing, this is what you get for messing with my Ashy..."
Serena moves forward turning her hand into a fist as she hits it onto Tammy's stomach which is the scond time today that has happened. Except for the fact that Serena was using her hand and it was also not as hard than when Ash did it with his foot.
With her finishing action done, Serena crosses her arms while Tammy groans in pain as a response to the punch that the honey blonde did.
"Let's go. You're under arrest with me, mam." Officer Jenny said as she takes Tammy into custody.
"Ash Ketchum, you're gonna regret this! I'll make you my boyfriend if it's the last thing I do!" Tammy shouted as she is gone with the police.
"Whew, I'm glad that's over. At least now I can be back with my real girlfriend. I love you, Sere-Sere." Ash said as he gives a kiss on Serena's cheek.
Serena blushes and giggles at her boyfriend now seeing things can go back to normal with him. "Thanks, Ashy. I love you too and I always will. You're the best boyfriend I can ask for. I'm glad you're safe in my arms again."
"Awwww..." Everyone cooed seeing the loving admiration between both Ash and Serena. The Kalos couple shares a embarrassment of themselves after everyone sees the two together.
"You know, sometimes I wish me and my boyfriend can be like you two. I mean, Ash's a trainer and you're a performer, Serena. I'm still working in my own time to practice myself as a performer too just like you." Ashley said while resting her arm around Kris' neck.
"Yeah, and I have seen Ash's battles before and I think I'm starting to grow as strong as him though." Kris said.
"Hey, if there's one advice that every trainer should know coming me, is to never give up until the end. That's the same thing I said to Serena when I first met her at camp." Ash said.
"Ooh, how did that happen?" Jasmine asked.
Seeing as there's not a lot of time left right now, the group knows that Serena has to get to her performance and Ash has to record it. "Can this conversation happen later? Serena, you have to perform!" Clemont reminded.
"Crap, that's right! I also have to rcord too!" Ash said.
"Eevee, what do you say? Will you come back to us?" Serena asked her furriest Pokemon.
"Eevo! Eevo!" (Sure! I'm sorry, Serena!) Eevee said.
"Sounds to me that Eevee's ready." Jasmine said. "Let's head back now."
"Kris, baby, do you want to watch the show? You might like how Serena performs herself and inspires me to become a performer." Ashley asked her boyfriend.
"Sure! I'm in for it! Ash, you're lucky that you have such a beautiful girlfriend who is probably an amazing performer." Kris responded.
Ash laughs at Kris' comment and couldn't help to hear the positivity about his girlfriend. "Thanks. To tell you the truth, I never wanted a girlfriend in the first place, I just was never into romance in the first place, but I now am."
After Ash mentions about the history between him and getting a girl of his own, everyone heads back to the auditorium and Serena goes back to her restricted area.
A few minutes later...
"And now, the final performer of the showcase, Serena Yvonne!" Pierre announced.
"Serena, honey!" Ash shouted to his girlfriend as she heads up to the stage.
Serena takes a few seconds before she starts her performance. She starts off with her performance with her main Pokemon, Braixen and Pancham.
The brotherly and sisterly duo of Pokemon take the stage where they jump away from each other. Braixen starts off erupting some fire off her branch, and Pancham punches away the created fire using Arm Thrust. This spreads the fire turning it into a bunch of sparkles which shines the stage well. After that, the performance trio starts to dance in the same way of how Serena's Eevee does its dance moves. While dancing, Serena goes back to one part of her past involving Eevee.
Flashback begins...
April 14, 2014 (3:00 PM)
It has been a few hours since Serena has caught her new Eevee and it's been fun having it join her team. After spending time with her boyfriend again after defeating the Team Rocket couple, Serena takes her Eevee out once again and asks her a question.
"Hey, Eevee. I know we just met and became friends but I couldn't help but see your amazing dancing skills. Do you think you can teach us your dance moves? It would really help me and my Pokemon for our showcases together.
Eevee thought about it for a moment before it answers to Serena. "Eevo!" (Sure!) The Eevolution Pokemon smiles happily at the honey blonde.
"Yay! This is going to be so much fun! I cam't wait!" Serena said cheering and clapping her hands together.
Ash is witnessing seeing another happy moment his girlfriend is having. "I'm happy for Serena...She's gonna become such an amazing performer."
Flashback ends...
Continuing with the performance, Serena dances with using Eevee's moves and along with those moves, the audience falls in love with her dancing as they did the same too, even Ash to which he loves doing his girlfriend's dancing.
After that, Serena moves on to her final part of the performance having her Pokemon do the final touch. Pancham raises up some pillars as he uses Stone Pillar. Next, Braixen leaps upon those pillars as she uses Fire Blast where a fire shaped symbol appears in front of the audience's eyes where it explodes and forms into sparkles which amazes the crowd thus ending the performance.
Once it was over, everybody cheers loudly for Serena noting that she has done an outstanding job with her performance, even Eevee was cheering happily for her.
Monsieur Pierre walks back up to the stage again. "Alright, with everyone done with their performances, it's now time for ze audience to vote! Whoever gains ze most votes is the winner of the showcase and earns ze next princess key! So cast your votes, people!"
It took about a minute for everyone to vote, and if it isn't obvious enough, Ash votes for Serena as well. Shortly after, all the votes were counted and the final results are in.
"Alright! Now ze rezults are in! Thanks for everyone for your participation! Now for the results...in third place...is Jessaline!" Pierre announced.
Much to the shock of the trio, Jessaline gasps while both James and Meowth aren't happy to see the magenta haired performer take first place this time.
"And now...our winner. Ze moment you've been waiting for...this showcase's winner is..."
Ash's heart starts to pound as he wants to see his girlfriend win again. "Come on, Sere-Sere. Please..." Ash thought.
"SERENA YVONNE!" Pierre shouted.
The audience cheers for the honey blonde as she wins another showcase. Ash claps happily seeing Serena win again at a showcase. "I knew she could do it! That's my lovely honey blonde!"
Serena, to her happiness, is awarded her next princess key. She's getting close to become a Kalos Queen...although to Ash, she's already his queen, no matter what.
"Congrats, Serena. You've put up a real good one, that's to say at the least. Ash should be very proud of you." Shauna said.
Serena gets teary eyes after hearing her boyfriend's name again. She's glad to see him again after the incident with Tammy.
Jessaline, on the other hand, growls in furious as she lost another showcase again.
"James, looks like your girlfriend is in anger again...this might not end well for us." Meowth said.
"I'm not getting any love tonight, aren't I?" James questioned.
Outside... (6:00 PM)
Everybody leaves the building as the showcase ended awhile ago. Ash and Serena are found sitting next to each other at a bench nearby the building. Ash is feeding a few of her Pokepuffs to her.
"A little treat from your boyfriend for winning the showcase, honey." Ash said chuckling.
Serena eats a couple of those macaroons from her basket and giggles at Ash. "Thanks Ashy. You're always the sweetest person to me. I love you so much since we were kids.
"I love you too, Sere-Sere. I deserve to have a girlfriend who's an amazing performer and the best friend in the world for me. You're always the best Kanto friend I have." Ash said.
Serena blushes from Ash's words yet again like usual every time he says something romantic to her.
"Hey, just know no other girl is going to take over me and force me to be their boyfriend. All I want is you, you know that, right?" Ash asked.
"Of course. Our bracelets show we have equal love to each other and we're known as the Amour couple. I still believe you about Tammy. I never want to see that lunatic again! I knew she was trouble from we did our Anistar City date!" Serena said in anger.
Ash pats her back and rubs it. After that, the two look down at their bracelets together and see it glowing red intensely. It wouldn't be another minute until one of them continue the conversation.
"Ash..."
"Yes, Serena?" Ash asked.
"Do...Has your mom told you about a relationship before?" Serena asked.
That was an easy question for Ash to answer. When he was a little kid, he never thought about romance. Not up until he was a teenager though. All he cares about is a journey and Pokemon.
"Actually, no. My mom never told me about romance. Maybe she thought I was young for it, or she never cares about it much since my dad left me when I was a baby. My mom never fell in love with anyone else but my dad and we haven't seen him in years. All my mom said was because he wants to be the very best just like me. As a result, I was dense to know what romance is. It's honestly one of the best things in the world and I'm glad I learned about it because...I never would be in a perfect relationship with my lovely honey blonde. I'm glad I've found you again, Serena. Promise again we are never gonna break up." Ash explained.
Serena sniffs a bit before responding to Ash. "I promise. I promise nothing is going to break us apart. I promise we are boyfriend and girlfriend until the end of time. I promise to love you every single day, Ash."
"That's good. I promise the same too, Serena." Ash said. The two close in again and seal their lips with a kiss. Apparently this kiss lasted 30 seconds before letting go.
"One more question. I hope doesn't freak you out but...if we have a kid ourselves, you're not gonna do the same like your dad did, right?" Serena asked.
Ash gives it a quick thought before answering that question. "Serena, we just promised ourselves we aren't gonna leave each other no matter what. If I'm a dad, I'm not gonna leave our own kid. I also promise to take care of our kid too. I'll be a great dad to our kid and he'll be taught all about Pokemon. It's just going to be many years from now until I become a father. I'm sure you'll be a great mother too. Once we have a kid ourselves, he or she should lucky to have parents who is both a Pokemon Master and a Kalos Queen. We're still working hard towards our dream."
Serena blushes once again and giggles at the thought of being a mother herself. "If I become a mom, I don't want to be like my mom where she forces me to go on the same path as her. I just want to encourage our kid on whatever he or she proceeds. I'll be the best mom there can be!"
"So are we on the same page? To ensure we don't break up ever, are we agreeing on having a kid in the future?" Ash asked.
Serena took a minute to decide and out comes the answer. "Yes."
Ash widens his eyes and gasps at the response. "YES! We're gonna have a kid! Oh, you don't know how exciting it's going to be as a father! Oh, baby! Once I turn 18, I'll look up and research on how to be a great parent! This is so amazing! We'll be the best parents ever!"
"Hehe, I knew that would excite you, Ashy. I'm excited too. It's just we can't tell our moms yet so we're gonna have to keep it a secret to ourselves from him. They'll freak out. Maybe our friends can understand, but let's keep this a secret until it's time, okay?" Serena said.
"Okay, I understand. I love you so much, Serena. I can't believe in the future, we're gonna do this." Ash said hugging Serena and kissing her lips again.
"I can't either, but we love each other so much for this. It would make sense that we'll have a offspring of our own years from now. It's beneficial that maybe can plan this too in secret before we become adults and when it's time when we are grown ups and I'm pregnant...then we can tell our parents, take care of pregnancy smoothly and we'll have our kid in due time!" Serena said clapping.
"That would be amazing! Should we start talking about how our kid should be tonight while Clemont and Bonnie are asleep?" Ash asked.
"Maybe on the night before we leave Anistar, Ashy. Let's take it slow, okay? I promise...we'll be such great parents in the future, okay?" Serena said.
Ash nods at this and nearby, all of their friends approach the two. 'Hey guys, what were you talking about?" Clemont asked.
"Oh...nothing. Just a regular loving conversation between the two of us." Serena said. Both her and Ash blush sheepishly.
"Okay..." Shauna said in a unsure tone of voice.
Meanwhile...
Somewhere else nearby the showcase building, Team Rocket are out of their disguises and talk about the aftermath of the competition. Jessie is still angered by her loss and she still hasn't won yet. "Ugh, that twerpette has been on a hot streak lately! How does she do it?!"
"Hey, calm down, Jess. You're in the top 3. You didn't lose easily. Dere's a good chance that you'll win another showcase soon. The twerpette is the main challenge, though. But you got the audience cheering for you!" Meowth said calming the magenta haired rocket down.
Jessie realizes of what Meowth said. Yep, she's starting to see she's improving at her performer skills. "You're right. I've done some great work today and I think I'll probably win for sure the next time! Boys, looks like I'm gonna continue to work hard and get ready for the next showcase!"
Both Meowth and James groan in unison having to see that there's more work to do preparing Jessie. But the next part starts to get James excited.
"Oh...and babe? If all this goes well...then there might be some...strong feelings in the night." Jessie said blowing out a kiss to James.
James blushes feverishly over Jessie's kiss. He giggles sheepishly in response. "On second thought, maybe some work wouldn't hurt for the both of us..."
"I'll be waiting tonight...handsome." Jessie said.
Pokemon Center (8:30 PM)
Settling down at the Pokemon Center, the group of friends end the day off with a farewell.
"Well, looks like we're at a tie with our competition, Serena. We need one more key to enter the master class." Shauna noted.
"I can't wait! I've been doing so good lately! And it's all thanks to my Ashy! OH! Speaking of which, your gym battle!" Serena said.
"That I also can't wait for as well! I recorded your performance, now you're recording my gym battle. Just hope you don't get kidnapped or something during it." Ash joked.
After that, Tierno swoops in the room and talks to Shauna. "Shauna...I just called Trevor. Apparently he lost his stuff while he was taking pictures again.'
"Oh...my dumb boyfriend. What did I see in you, Trevs?" Shauna asked while facepalming.
"That just seems about right for Trevor, and you're his girlfriend." Clemont said.
"I might as well resort to become his caregiver." Shauna responded.
"Well, looks like we're gonna have to find him. It's nice seeing you all! We'll see you later!" Tierno said farewell to Ash and friends again as they did vice versa.
"Hey, do you mind if we stay with you for the next couple of days? We would love to see Ash battle!" Ashley asked.
"Of course! We don't mind at all!" Serena answered. She's happy to see her new friends stay more in Anistar to see her boyfriend battle.
"Oh, wonderful! Girls, looks like we're staying in a Pokemon Center room together!" Jasmine said excitedly.
"Hey, do you guys feel weird that Tammy's not a part of your group anymore?" Ash asked.
"No, it just feels right now. But...we do have an open spot for our group. Serena?" Alexis said.
"Wait, me? In your group?" Serena asked in shock.
"Of course! Who else better than you? You're an amazing girl!" Ashley responded.
"After all, you would be an amazing mentor to us when we become performers." Jasmine said.
"I did say that, didn't I? Well, I would love to become your mentor but...I got my group. I don't want to leave Ash. Thanks, but I'm not going with y'all." Serena answered. Serena would love to be a part of a girl's group like them but she doesn't want to leave the friends she's travelling with now. Especially Ash since she loves him the most.
"We get it. It's nice that sometime you're mentoring us." Alexis said.
Ash starts to yawn and shows signs of sleepiness. "I'm tired...can we go to sleep, honey?"
"Yep! Sign up with Nurse Joy over there, girls and we'll head for sleep." Serena pointed.
"Awesome! Well, good night, everybody!" Ashley waving to everyone.
Everyone in the Pokemon Center sleeps snugly as they wait for the next day to come, which is the day Ash challenges the next gym. Ash and Serena cuddle softly while whispering things to each other (Like, "I love you" and "You're the best"). What else does the Amour couple have in store? Find out as the journey continues!
AH! I'm done! Yes! It took several months finally to get this chapter done! I am so sorry about this! I know people are wondering if I had given up again like last after Chapter 11 was released. No! I'm like Ash Ketchum in some ways, I'll never give up! That's why he one of my most favorite characters. Both silly and inspiring. I love Amourshipping now and forever!
Anyways, some things to note on. First off, Ash and Serena having a kid. Yep, they decided already on having a kid, but they're gonna keep it a secret from pretty much everybody until when they're adults. No, they're not gonna "do it". They're kids. Don't worry, until they're adults is when they start having a kid. A kid would show just how much he two really love each other and so they plan to become parents years from now. I got inspired from a Pokeshipping family story made by nyislandersgirl known as "Family Matters." It's a really good story revolving Ash as a father and I would love to write Ash as a father sometime. I mean, I love Pokeshipping almost as much as Amourshipping. Let me know what you think if I should do a side story revolving Ash and Serena being parents.
Also, since they plan on having a kid, I would also love if any of you got any baby names for Ash and Serena's kid once I get to their adulthood. I might also do a separate story showing Serena's pregnancy.
Next up, Kris. Not named after the female character from Gen 2. He's somewhat almost based on me as a trainer. I would love to become a Pokemon Trainer if Pokemon was real. Anyways, I was going to put in a Kris vs. Ash battle for this chapter, but decided that it would make sense to put in that the next chapter since it's Ash's gym battle.
Also, yes. I did reference Pallet Town High in this story too!
Finally, Team Rocket. Yep, they're that kind of a couple. I've made Jessie more of a flirtious girlfriend to James almost like Rouge the Bat from the Sonic series. I think you can guess what they're up to each night whenever they're alone.
Anyways, what did you think of this chapter? Proud once more of Serena's victory? Are you relieved of Ash's safety away from Tammy?
Next time, Ash prepares for his 7th gym battle.
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